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Greener therapeutic ADL kitchens

Created on
25 Jul 2024
by
Lee Roach
Hi I have been given responsibility for writing a new policy on the use of our therapeutic kitchens. Looking at others and existing policies, their is unquestioning use of multiple disposable PPE…
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SBRI funding announced for emergency care

Created on
11 Jul 2024
by
Hazel Walsh
SBRI Healthcare - Competition 26 - Urgent & Emergency Care Competition 26 - Urgent & Emergency Care, Phase 3, aims to identify innovations at an advanced stage of development that address three…
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Help with walk to highlight climate change impact on primary eye care

Created on
8 Jun 2024
by
Mary Bairstow
Hi I work both as a low vision optometrist and coordinator of a small local charity in the West Midlands. I am organizing a 'skills swap' walk in the centre of Dudley and will be inviting optometrists…
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Can a doctor protest and still be a doctor?

Created on
3 May 2024
by
Marty Climenhaga
Doctors Association UK is concerned about whether doctors should lose their licence to practice if they protest about climate change. Please fill in the survey if you…
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Sustainable Placements: Role Emerging and Leadership Placements for Students

Created on
18 Apr 2024
by
Jacqueline Gordon
Greener AHP week has interesting events for educators and students including the great work done on leadership placements to encourage sustainability networks by Helen McAlinney in Yorkshire - come…
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Greener AHP week:

Created on
18 Apr 2024
by
Jacqueline Gordon
Lots of information and free online sessions next week - if you can't attend, get link and watch recording later - from Greener NHS Net Zero Clinical Transformation, to food, equipment reuse to green…
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Tree Planting and Conservation within Occupational Therapy

Created on
28 Mar 2024
by
Harriet White
Technical instructor in the Occupational Therapy Department, Alex Watkins, spoke to me about some projects he's been leading at Langdon Hospital. Alex initially led projects in the woodworking…
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CASCADES Publishes Sustainable Occupational Therapy Playbook

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25 Mar 2024
by
Ben Whittaker
CASCADES (Creating a Sustainable Canadian Health System in a Climate Crisis) have published the Sustainable Occupational Therapy playbook, which is available here. This playbook provides background…
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Getting involved in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

Created on
29 Jan 2024
by
Ben Whittaker
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch took place this weekend, with over 5 million birds counted so far.There’s still time to get involved with service users or colleagues and tell the RSPB what birds you see…
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Sustainability in Hand Therapy

Created on
10 Dec 2023
by
Pete Vesey
As my 18 month contract with RCOT drew to a close I was pleased to be able to represent RCOT at the British Association of Hand Therapist's annual conference on 6-7th Oct 2023. I was able to promote…